Rome, Jan 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) For the first time since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, Italy registered over 200,000 daily cases amid an ongoing resurgence fuelled by the highly-transmissible Omicron variant, according…
Washington, Jan 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 299.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.47 million and vaccinations to over 9.33 billion,…
Buenos Aires, Jan 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Argentina saw a record number of daily cases of Covid-19, registering 109,608 infections in 24 hours, for a total caseload of 6,025,303, the Health Ministry has said on Thursday. It…
Brasillia, Jan 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Brazil recorded the first death from the Omicron variant of Covid-19 Thursday in the city of Aparecida de Goiania of Goias state. The municipality reported that the victim was a 68-year-old…
Lima, Jan 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Peru’s Health Ministry has reported the country’s first fatal case of “flurona” (a simultaneous infection of flu and Covid-19), involving an 87-year-old patient with comorbidities who was not vaccinated against the…
Geneva, Jan 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The global number of new Covid-19 cases increased sharply by 71 per cent last week compared to the previous week, but the number of new deaths decreased by 10 per cent,…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the spurt in Covid cases in the national capital, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has ordered the closure of 173 historical monuments, including the Humayun’s Tomb, Red Fort and…
Guwahati/Imphal, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Covid cases are rising rapidly in the northeastern states, and alarmingly in Assam even as Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ruled out any lockdown in the state, suggesting stricter measures to…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, on Thursday to meet the Covid-infected doctors and healthcare workers. Wearing a personal protective equipment (PPE)…
Chandigarh, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the spike in Coronavirus cases, the Chandigarh administration on Thursday decided to impose night curfew in the Union Territory from 10 pm to 5 am daily. All educational institutions, including…
Jammu, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) New Covid cases continued to surge in J&K on Thursday with 349 new infections and three deaths occurred during the last 24 hours. To battle with the surge in Covid infection,…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the last one week, six states – Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka – have reported a massive spike in the active Covid cases along with…
Geneva, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) While Omicron does appear to be less severe compared to Delta, especially in those vaccinated, it does not mean it should be categorised as ‘mild’ as just like previous variants, Omicron…
Hyderabad, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tollywood hero Mahesh Babu has tested positive to Covid-19 on his return from his Christmas-New Year vacation overseas. The actor took to his social media on Thursday to post an update…
Hyderabad, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hyderabad’s popular annual trade fair ‘Numaish’ has been cancelled in view of the curbs imposed by the Telangana government to check the spread of Covid-19. The 45-day-long Numaish began on January…
Washington, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) From Los Angeles to Mumbai, a traffic-related air pollutant drives nearly 2 million new cases of paediatric asthma every year, according to a new study. Asthma is a chronic illness that…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan President Arif Alvi said on Thursday that he has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time, calling on citizens to follow all the precautionary measures and standard operating…
Jaipur, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced on Twitter on Thursday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. The Chief Minister had previously tested positive for Coronavirus during the second wave of…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kerala on Thursday registered another 50 Omicron cases, taking the total tally to 280 while 4,649 people turned Covid positive, state Health Minister Veena George said. Another 17 Covid deaths were…
Mumbai, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Maharashtra continued to shock as Covid-19 cases shot above the 36,000-mark though its Omicron variant dropped below 100, while fatalities again jumped to double-digit figures, health officials said here on Thursday….